Hot Dog Sales at Shea Stadium make 'Regret the Error' 2007 Favorites

The NY Times ran a story mentioning Shea Stadium's rank in the firmament of hot dog sales. It ended up needing a 'correction' and made Regret the Error's 2007 List of Favorite Corrections:

• New York Times

"The Executive Pursuits column in Business Day on May 5, about selling hot dogs at Shea Stadium, misinterpreted a survey by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council and referred incorrectly to hot dog sales at Shea.

• Although the stadium sells an average of just under 20,000 hot dogs a game, and ranks No. 1 among major league ballparks who responded to the questionnaire from the hot dog council, Shea does not lead all ballparks in sales. It trails Yankee Stadium, which sells about 30,000 a game but did not answer the survey.

(A reader raised the issue after an article on May 11 about the introduction of Latin food at Yankee Stadium mentioned the higher figure for the Yankees. Unfortunately for the reader, who vowed not to “consume any dogs at either stadium until it has been settled,” this correction was delayed for research, but the Mets have a home game tomorrow night.)"

• From Regret the Error, "Crunks 2007: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections," written and compiled by Craig Silverman, 12/11/07 (Scroll to Favorites)

Via Poynter.org/Romenesko

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